22 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



O . F . Brand's report as member of committee of exploration 

 of fruits and flowers was accepted and his bill in connection 

 therewith was ordered paid . O . F . Brand's report as delegate 

 to the Wisconsin society's winter meeting was accepted and his 

 bill for traveling expenses was ordered paid . It was moved 

 and carried that the secretary be paid his six months' salary 

 April 1st. This was done because of the stenographer's bill 

 being then due and being more than one quarter's salary . Mr . 

 Harris submitted a report on ' 'Apples that have been or are 

 now grown in Minnesota . " This was amended so that in the 

 table the hardiness of the fruit for southern and central Minne 

 sota should be given, and was ordered published as amended . 

 It was decided that a membership in the Bee-keepers Associ- 

 ation did not entitle the payer to any rights or privileges in the 

 Horticultural Society, and members of the Bee-keepers Associ- 

 ation will not receive a report of the meeting unless they be- 

 come members of the M . S . H . S . 



A list of committees were made up to go in the next annual 

 report . 



It was decided to hold the summer meeting at the Experiment 

 Station at St. Anthony Park, the time to be determined by the 

 president and secretary . President Elliot and J. T. Grimes were 

 appointed a committee to obtain the -$500 that the state was in 

 arrears to the society. 



Action on Dr. M.M.Frisselle's resolution in regard to offering 

 prizes was posponed on account of lack of funds. 



The secretary was instructed to use his judgment as to pub- 

 lishing Mr. O. Gibbs' paper. The committee then adjourned 

 to meet at the summer meeting. 



S. B. GREEN, Secretary. 



Record of meeting held at Experimental Station June 26, 

 1890. All members of the committee were present. 



An order to the amount of $65, was passed, with which to 

 pay premiums awarded at summer meeting. 



Committee adjourned sine die. 



S. B. GREEN, Secretary. 



Record of the meeting held in Horticultural Hall, September 

 12, 1890. State fair grounds. Meeting called to order by the 

 chairman, A. W. Latham, besides whom there was present 

 Messrs. Elliot, Harris, Wilcox, Day and the secretary. 



The following business was transacted: 



Voted to allow the secretary to expend $100 upon postage 

 for the reports. 



